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Q-Boat 1800

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8/26/2011

The Oceanscience Group

Q-Boat 1800 User Guide

V2.1.0

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Summary of Contents for Q-Boat 1800D

Page 1: ...Q Boat 1800 Page 1 8 26 2011 The Oceanscience Group Q Boat 1800 User Guide V2 1 0...

Page 2: ...1 Skeg Installation 4 2 Charging and Installing the Battery Systems 4 3 Q Boat 1800P Assembly and Installation 5 0 Outdrives and Steering Linkage Installation 5 1 Skeg Installation 5 2 Charging the Ba...

Page 3: ...of the Fail Safe 8 1 Conducting a Range Test 8 2 Launching and Retrieving the Q Boat 1800 8 3 Emergency Stop 8 4 Maintenance 9 0 Q Boat Warranty 10 0 Addendum 11 0 Installing the Oceanscience OysterPE...

Page 4: ...drives and three 24V NiMH battery packs With the stock propellers top speed is 4 5 m s 15 f s 2 0 Safety and Cautions Safety is a major concern when working around moving propellers Extreme caution mu...

Page 5: ...ull Material UV Resistant ABS UB Resistant ABS Weight 23 25 kg 25 kg Hardware Stainless Steel Stainless Steel R C Control Futaba 6 channel Futaba 6 channel Remote Antenna Omni Directional Omni Directi...

Page 6: ...shaft so that the top of the cable gland is 2 3 inches above the top of the outdrive steering arm See figure 4 2 3 Tighten the steering clamp using the 5 32 hex driver DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN 4 Attach the...

Page 7: ...g nuts 6 10 flat washers 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 3 8 end wrench RTV sealant as required Fig 4 1 Insert connector and cable up through outdrive mount and steering clamp Fig 4 2 Position outdrive shaft...

Page 8: ...s sealant Skeg designs may vary from boat to boat See figure 4 7 for a properly installed skeg 4 Turn the hull over and install 1 flat washer and 1 10 24 locking nut on each of the skeg mounting screw...

Page 9: ...Ensure the 3 to 1 adapter cable has been disconnected from all three white Molex connectors or discharge terminals as shown See figure 4 9 Important The battery charge terminals consist of three Tami...

Page 10: ...rely before the battery has been fully charged Verify that the battery has been fully charged by measuring the voltages across each of the 3 discharge terminals All voltages should be roughly equal an...

Page 11: ...Q Boat 1800P hull with the leads facing toward the electronics box as shown See figure 5 11 2 Connect all three power leads to the electronics box as shown See figure 5 12 Fig 5 11 Load the battery s...

Page 12: ...hillips machine screw 10 10 split washers spacers 1 Pair medium size pliers 1 Phillips screw driver 1 Identify the port left outdrive by P in the serial number stamped in the steering head Install thi...

Page 13: ...ng nuts 6 10 flat washers 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 3 8 end wrench RTV sealant as required Fig 5 1 Install outdrive to port motor mount using quick release pin Fig 5 2 Connect long steering link to sta...

Page 14: ...ws before tightening them down as shown and wipe away excess sealant See figure 5 6 Skeg designs may vary from boat to boat See figure 5 7 for a properly installed skeg 4 Turn the hull over and instal...

Page 15: ...s shown See figure 5 9 Important The battery charge terminals consist of three Tamiya connectors that are tinted greenish yellow These are the connectors that will be used for charging The white Molex...

Page 16: ...of 5 55 hours to charge if each of the 3 charge ports are set to charge at a rate of 1 8A 30 Amp hours 3 1 8A 5 55 hours In practice it takes batteries about 50 longer to charge than the time spent di...

Page 17: ...Boat 1800P hull with the leads facing toward the electronics box as shown See figure 5 14 2 Connect all three power leads to the electronics box as shown See figure 5 15 Fig 5 14 Load the battery pac...

Page 18: ...VCU as shown See figures 6 2 and 6 3 3 Once all connections are made insert the VCU into the foam tray for securing as shown See figure 6 4 4 Tie downs are provided in the instrumentation compartment...

Page 19: ...items are required to install a RiverRay instrument 5 20 x 1 socket cap screw 7 M6 x 20mm socket head cap 7 M6 large OD flat washer 7 M6 Lock washer 1 M5 Allen wrench 10 Fender washer 5 Lock 5 20 Wing...

Page 20: ...the bottom of the plate as shown see figure 7 5 3 Insert the screws that attach the clamp to the instrument mounting plate Tighten all of the screws at this time 4 Place the foam plug around the instr...

Page 21: ...Strap handle 1 Instrument seal 1 Instrument mounting plate 1 7 16 open end wrench 1 Install the studs nuts and special flat washers on the RDI ADCP mounting holes as shown Tighten the studs securely...

Page 22: ...ment into the Q Boat 1800 instrument well as shown and align the screw holes See figure 7 13 7 Install the 20 hex head screws oversize flat washers top and bottom lock washers and hex nuts to secure t...

Page 23: ...ators are in the water You may wish to set the failsafe so that it makes a slow curve towards the operator s position during operation In this case any interference of loss of communications will have...

Page 24: ...eering servo no longer responds or the desired range between operator and boat is reached 8 3 Launch and Retrieval of the Q Boat 1800 The Q Boat 1800 should be launched stern first back end This will...

Page 25: ...n after the button has been pushed When performing maintenance on the Q Boat where personal safety might be at stake if clearing debris from the propellers for example the safest action is to first tu...

Page 26: ...s and warrants to the original purchaser or purchasing agency that each Q Boat 1800 be free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment Warranty does not ap...

Page 27: ...nstall the Trimble GPS unit first by connecting the right angle TNC antenna cable connector and the Trimble 7 pin Lemos connector as shown 3 Place the GPS receiver as shown and secure it in place with...

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